First BGE and Table build!

patrickcudd

I've been lurking here for a while and finally pulled the trigger on a large BGE.  I had some scrap 6x6 and 4x8 rough cedar for the base and used cedar 2x4's, 1x12's and 1x4's for everything else.

bigalsworth

Looks awesome! welcome

thetrim

Great table.  Very cool lights.

WeberWho

That's fantastic! I dig the lights. Congrats!

Hntnhrd

Super job!!!

RedSkip

Table is a beast!  Btw, get something under that egg for air flow or you'll experience a fire soon.  I recommend a "table nest" on top of your granite stone.

SaintJohnsEgger

I love the green lights. Makes the table look great. 

eightyfive

Awful. Looks terrible.

eightyfive

Not really. looks amazing. I'm just angry I can't do it. That thing is mint. great job, dude.

eightyfive

Wife says you can fly to Boston and make us one. Something about "he must be a real man"

patrickcudd

RedSkip said:

Table is a beast!  Btw, get something under that egg for air flow or you'll experience a fire soon.  I recommend a "table nest" on top of your granite stone.

I thought from what I read that the paver/granite would suffice in lieu of a table nest?

RedSkip

No way, the heat transfer through the brick will ignite your table over time.  Table nest lifts the egg to form an air gap to help convect the heat away.

plandreth

I need opinions here. AWESOME TABLE. I have heard both ways....nest as well as no nest. I use my egg daily and crank it up. I have yet to feel the stone get even hot to the touch. Has anyone experienced this?

TideEggHead

Awesome setup! Welcome to the club, that table is legit.

Hawg Fan

plandreth said:

I need opinions here. AWESOME TABLE. I have heard both ways....nest as well as no nest. I use my egg daily and crank it up. I have yet to feel the stone get even hot to the touch. Has anyone experienced this?

You may not feel the paver/stone getting hot, but the heat is being transferred directly from the bottom of the Egg through the paver/stone.  I've seen a lot of pictures posted on this forum of burnt wood tables.  The nest or BGE ceramic feet create an air gap that remedies the problem.  You can also buy the terra cotta pottery feet at Lowes that work as well.

@patrickcudd. Welcome to the forum.  Very nice table, now get to cooking and post some pictures.

DaveRichardson

Just damn!  That's a pretty table my friend!

jtcBoynton

patrickcudd said:

RedSkip said:

Table is a beast!  Btw, get something under that egg for air flow or you'll experience a fire soon.  I recommend a "table nest" on top of your granite stone.

I thought from what I read that the paver/granite would suffice in lieu of a table nest?

It is better than directly on wood.  Pavers sorta ok - granite not so much.  Granite transmits heat faster than concrete pavers which transmit heat faster than fire bricks.  All of these transmit heat an order of magnitude greater than air.  Air gaps are your friend.  Its all about risk reduction and your personal comfort level with fire risk.  What chance of fire are willing to accept and what are the consequences of a fire in the location you have your egg.  

Markarm4119

Great looking table !  Can double as a tornado shelter from the solid look of it!

bhedges1987

Very nice!

Tspud1

I think you could a few spacers under the granite to lift it, creating the air space.

YEMTrey

I definitely agree with the need for a nest to get an air gap.

Aside from that.  Beautiful table.  Love all the table top space.  A lot of the tables that get posted, especially the two egg tables have no table top space left to do work.  I love all the area you have to prep and to have things within arms reach.

bigalsworth

jtcBoynton said:

patrickcudd said:

RedSkip said:

Table is a beast!  Btw, get something under that egg for air flow or you'll experience a fire soon.  I recommend a "table nest" on top of your granite stone.

I thought from what I read that the paver/granite would suffice in lieu of a table nest?

It is better than directly on wood.  Pavers sorta ok - granite not so much.  Granite transmits heat faster than concrete pavers which transmit heat faster than fire bricks.  All of these transmit heat an order of magnitude greater than air.  Air gaps are your friend.  Its all about risk reduction and your personal comfort level with fire risk.  What chance of fire are willing to accept and what are the consequences of a fire in the location you have your egg.  

When using a table nest you can think of air in the air gap as a fluid instead of an insulator, the air flows through and removes heat, it does not insulate.  For air to insulate it has to be in a closed system with no ability to move, like between windows.  The outcome is the same, heat does not get to whats below, and jtcBoynton is right that gaps are your friend and risk reduction is key.

Fsandy

Love it!!

EpicCajun

That is one hell of a table! Looks bad ass and I love those lights. 

RockyTopDW

Looks great!

Thomasc18

Very nice. I thought the same thing about the paver, until I started to look into it and realized that can happen. Now I have a paver and table nest sitting under my egg. 

GrateEggspectations

RE: Paver and need for air gap. 

Even if you didn't have safety concerns about using the granite only, the lack of air gap will singe your beautiful table, which may be reason enough to employ the gap. 

bluebird66

Great work on the table and welcome aboard!